Different Countries, Different Lifestyle!

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Different Countries, Different Lifestyle!

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In the Middle East we were responsible for moving people from Canada through to, we went through Italy the first time and onto El Arish in Egypt. I ended up in Beirut, which we covered people going back and forth and that was an interesting experience because between Beirut and Egypt lays Israel but according to Beirut and Egypt, their borders touch, Israel isn't there. It's just like if you wiped it off the map, it’s not there, they wouldn't acknowledge them. So travelling, going say from, driving through on a convoy for example through to from El Arish or Rafah to Beirut, which we used to do to get supplies coming in, Israeli police used to escort us directly through Israel non stop, two or three motorcycles in front and a couple side cars beside us and the rest behind us, and we couldn't stop, right straight through. About maybe half a mile from the Lebanese border they were finished and we we would be on our own from there til the border and they’d let us into Lebanon. They didn't acknowledge that we'd come through Israel, we'd come directly from Egypt.

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Mr. Floyd explains the differences he felt between the attitudes and culture of Egypt and Lebanon.

Murray Floyd

Mr. Floyd was born January 10, 1931 in Toronto, Ontario. After receiving his education, Mr. Floyd became employed with a bus company. He later married and together he and his wife raised 4 daughters. Mainly for financial reasons, Mr. Floyd decided to join the military and enlisted in the Army. He took his basic training in Val Cartier and accepted his first posting to Vancouver with 11 Company having an occupation of Furniture & Effects Clerk. In 1964, Mr. Floyd traveled to Beirut, Egypt where he witnessed a great culture shock. His career would give him 2 tours to Egypt and later on in his career traveled to England to serve as clerk in logistic operations. At the time Mr. Floyd moved his family to England which proved to be a positive experience for all. Mr. Floyd retired from the military and resides in Toronto, Ontario.

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